Legal Executive

We are looking for a Legal Executive to manage legal documentation, coordinate with advocates, monitor court cases, support statutory compliance, and handle corporate, employment, and contractual legal matters. The candidate should have experience in in-house legal operations and knowledge of labour laws, PF, ESI, gratuity, and manpower outsourcing-related legal matters.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day in-house legal matters and provide legal support to various departments.
• Coordinate with advocates for ongoing cases, court hearings, documentation, and case updates.
• Collect required documents from internal departments and ensure they are shared with advocates at least 35 days before scheduled hearings.
• Monitor court cases, hearing dates, case progress, and pending actions, and escalate critical developments to the Reporting Manager.
• Prepare and maintain weekly, monthly, and half-yearly MIS reports on legal cases, categorised by state, branch, and zone.
• Draft, review, and vet agreements, Letters of Intent (LOIs), show-cause notices, legal notices, undertakings, and other legal documents.
• Review offer letters, appointment letters, employment terms, and related documents to ensure legal compliance and consistency with company policies.
• Review ongoing cases and identify legal risks or unfavourable developments, recommending appropriate corrective actions to the Reporting Manager.
• Handle legal matters relating to labour laws, employment laws, corporate laws, and outsourced blue-collar manpower.
• Support compliance with applicable provisions relating to PF, ESI, gratuity, minimum wages, bonus, and other statutory requirements.
• Review client and vendor agreements, identify contractual risks, and support the resolution of disputes.
• Coordinate with HR, Operations, Payroll, Compliance, Finance, and other internal departments for legal documentation and case-related requirements.
• Maintain legal records, case files, agreements, notices, and compliance trackers.
• Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations and support the organisation in implementing necessary compliance measures.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• LL.B. degree from a recognised university.
• 25 years of relevant experience in legal operations, preferably in an in-house legal department.
• Knowledge of labour laws, employment laws, corporate laws, and commercial contracts.
• Understanding of PF, ESI, gratuity, and other applicable statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience in legal drafting, advocate coordination, case management, and documentation.
• Strong communication, analytical, organisational, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to prepare MIS reports, manage deadlines, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders.